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Introduction to Risk Management: Understanding Agricultural Risks
These handbooks are part of a campaign to improve the risk management skills of American farmers and ranchers. By learning about and using these tools, U.S. farmers and ranchers can build the confidence they need to deal with both the risks and the exciting opportunities of the future.

Building a Risk Management Plan
This unique publication includes producer information sources and quizzes to test your financial strength and management skills.

Legal/Food Safety Risks

Understanding the differences between the various types of insurance coverage that are available can be a challenge. This document breaks down the different types of insurance so growers can decide what is best for their operation.

Human Resources Risk

Managing People Risks (PDF)
People are a great source of risk to the stability and success of any business. On the other hand, people are also the most important resource the farm has for managing risk. One of the most important strategies for managing risk, therefore, is to do a good job in managing people.

Farm Service Agency
Farm Service Agency (FSA) implements a diverse range of programs that provide an equitable financial “safety net” for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. FSA also helps to ensure that American agriculture remains competitive in global markets, strong and viable domestically and responsive to conservation and environmental issues.

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About Peach Growers Information

This website is designed as a one-stop shop to provide commercial growers, home gardeners and Extension agents with comprehensive information about peaches, including management, production, weather and marketing materials. Special thanks to the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission for its support in the development of this resource.

Extension agents and growers can find research-based information specific to North Carolina peach production on this site, whether the information originated in the Department of Horticultural Science, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering or the State Climate Office.

Success in agriculture requires a multidisciplinary approach. The goal in designing information portals is to save growers and Extension agents time and effort by creating a one-stop-shop for a specific agricultural commodity, in this case, peaches.

In addition to faculty contributions, this site will include feature articles about growers and industry representatives sharing their own experiences. New growers will find resources specific to start-up, while new and experienced growers will recognize the convenience of the weather/climate links.

When a question about peaches comes to mind there’s no need to go globetrotting across the Internet; one stop at the Peach Growers Information Portal will provide the answer.

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.